A69075:1994
Christian religion
Christian religion: substantially, methodically[e,] [pla]inlie, and profitably treatisedChristian religion: substantially, methodicalli[e,] [pla]inlie, and profitablie treatised
London: printed by Felix Kingston for Thomas Man, 1611
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, according as it is commanded, all must take the bread and wine into their hands: contrary to the superstition of divers, which will either have it thrust into their mouths, or else take it with their gloves: as if the hand of a Christian, which God hath both made and sanctified, were not as fit as the skin of a beast, which the Artificer hath tanned and sewed.
Secondly, according as it is commanded, all must take the bread and wine into their hands: contrary to the superstition of diuers, which will either haue it thrust into their mouthes, or else take it with their gloues: as if the hand of a Christian, which God hath both made and sanctified, were not as fit as the skin of a beast, which the Artificer hath tanned and sewed.
What further did they?
They ate and drank the bread and wine, not laying or hanging it up, or worshipping it, as do the Papists.
They ate and dranke the bread and wine, not laying or hanging it vp, or worshipping it, as doe the Papists.
It seemeth they have the words of Christ to lead them to the worship of them; seeing he saith of the bread, that it is his body, and of the wine, that it is his blood; and there is nothing impossible unto God.